How to repair the motorhome skylight for less than £50 when a new Remis version is £1500. Save money

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3 ай бұрын

The Remis skylight on our motorhome broke in spectacular fashion during our stay at Seadown Holiday Park, Charmouth and wouldn’t close using the winding mechanism. With heavy rain forecast that night, Malish made an emergency repair until we could figure out what to do. Van life is never short of experiences both good and bad.
With a complete fix costing between £1,500 and £2,000, we decided to seek an alternative solution. This we are told is a common failure when the gearbox in the skylight stripped itself and as the model is no longer available, we couldn’t simply replace like for like.
After an epic fail on the first fix, it looked uncertain as to whether we might have to bite the bullet and shell out a couple of grand to make the repair. That would put our upcoming French trip completely off the cards. So, join us on our latest blog and discover what we ended up doing to resolve the problem.
A big thank you to Taunton Caravan Services who came to the rescue so early on a Monday morning without hesitation and ensured our beloved home on wheels stayed water tight until the repair could be made.
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Malish, Zoe, Keeva the Pickle and of course, Melvyn the Motorhome!
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@BonjourMotorhome 3 ай бұрын

Well, thanks for watching and hope that you found it useful? Having searched the Internet for information with regards to the problem we had with this Remus skylight, it seems that this particular model was prone to the gearbox failing and thus resulting in the need to replace most if not all of the skylight! Have you had any problems with yours? If so, what did you do with it? All the best, Zoe, Malish and Keeva the Pickle.

@touringaroundwithrosie 3 ай бұрын

Great job on the skylight, glad you figured out a solution and nice to see it done on a budget! ❤

@anewlifeinthevan 3 ай бұрын

Hi both, what an absolutely brilliant fix on the skylight! We (especially Gary) really enjoyed that and thought you did such a good job Malish. The video work was excellent as always and we aspire to be able to do the animations at a third of that level at some point 🤣 Thanks for sharing, it will save others quite a lot of money if they watch this. Lots of love Julia and Gary 💞

@donnysweekendvanlifetravel7854 3 ай бұрын

Good fix when our one broke we got a 2nd hand push up one for 400 quid from a caravan breakers

@EldestClock 3 ай бұрын

Because I'm old, I was waiting for you to mention the classic "sticky backed plastic" 😂 good job on fixing the problem for much less than a new skylight 👍

@BonjourMotorhome 3 ай бұрын

🤣 I do have a bag full of sticky-back plastic just in case such an emergency should arise 🤓😅 Thanks for watching, Bud 😄